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2021-02-12 14:19:11 EXCLUSIVE: A Pentagon hack in 2010. A breach at Intel in 2014. An FBI warning about malicious chips in 2015.
 
Each of these incidents had two things in common: China and Super Micro Computer Inc., a major U.S. computer hardware company.
 
They shared one other trait. U.S. spymasters discovered the manipulations but kept them largely secret as they tried to counter each one and learn more about China’s capabilities. Read more http://bloom.bg/3qenHWp Open / Comment

2021-02-12 05:38:24 Can you imagine life without Google? That’s the reality facing Australia as the tech giant stands off with the government over a planned law requiring it to pay for news. http://bloom.bg/2MX8ydA

It’s not just you. The creator of Dogecoin, a crypto developed in 2013 as a joke, is baffled by the token’s meteoric rise to $9 billion in market value. http://bloom.bg/3rXUPSP

Since her divorce from Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott has become one of the most consequential philanthropists of her generation. Just last year, she gave away almost $6 billion to charities. http://bloom.bg/3dba0Ux Open / Comment

2021-02-11 14:48:13 Kimbal Musk, the younger brother of Elon Musk, sold $25.6 million of shares in Tesla this week, according to a filing with the SEC. His holding in the electric-car maker, whose board he sits on, is now worth $483 million.
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With agricultural prices soaring, metal prices hitting the highest in years and oil well above $50 a barrel, JPMorgan is calling it: Commodities appear to have begun a new supercycle of years-long gains. https://bloom.bg/3dafcYq

German drugmaker BioNTech is retrofitting a former Novartis facility to supply 750 million doses a year of mRNA, the key ingredient in its Covid inoculations. If successful, the facility's output would help bring the pandemic under control. https://bloom.bg/3p866xP Open / Comment

2021-02-11 06:05:57 In his first call with Xi Jinping, Joe Biden voiced concerns about China’s "unfair economic practices," human rights abuses in Xinjiang and restrictions in Hong Kong. http://bloom.bg/3qgtj2s

Where in the world is Jack Ma? The billionaire has been working on his golf game at a secluded island resort as speculation swirls over his fate. http://bloom.bg/3qgtpqQ

Dramatic new footage from the U.S. Capitol storming showed just how close rioters got to Mike Pence and lawmakers. http://bloom.bg/3qc2CM2 Open / Comment

2021-02-10 14:41:58 Do you need to start preparing for rising prices? It's a question that’s being hotly debated in financial circles. Here are some ways to protect your investment portfolio. https://bloom.bg/2Z2YHFw

It's enough money to buy one GameStop, two AMC Entertainments and four Bed Bath & Beyonds. The top 15 hedge fund earners collectively made more than $23.2 billion in 2020. See who made the list. https://bloom.bg/2MIpOmT

"I'm here live. I'm not a cat." Those were the words of a Texas attorney who accidentally joined a Zoom conference of a court hearing while using a filter that made him appear like a fluffy white kitten. https://bloom.bg/3rBfziX Open / Comment

2021-02-10 05:40:40 Trade war? Pfft. Privacy? Zuck’s problem. Revenue? Endless. Here’s how Tim Cook built Apple into a $2.3 trillion fortress. https://bloom.bg/3aUba41

Wall Street is staying on the sidelines as Tesla’s $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase sent crypto soaring to a record. Top lenders are still mostly shying away. https://bloom.bg/3a6BGI5

Jack Ma’s media portfolio spans investments in newspapers, websites, Twitter-like social platforms and TV production companies. It was much less visible than his Alibaba empire — until an online scandal put it in the spotlight. https://bloom.bg/36YVhbn Open / Comment

2021-02-09 14:57:26 Brothers Ian and Richard Livingstone built a multibillion-dollar property business. Despite the pandemic, their fortune has kept climbing thanks to a long-term bet on online gambling. https://bloom.bg/3aNItFJ

President Biden is refusing to heed Republican appeals to scale back the $1.9 trillion stimulus. The bill is likely to pass with only simple majority support in the Senate. https://bloom.bg/2Z60idv

And the proportion of Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales climbed to a record in the last week of January. Almost 46% of total deaths were linked to the virus. https://bloom.bg/2MRMAsh Open / Comment

2021-02-09 06:49:14 Hello! Here's what's hot in markets today.

Bitcoin hit a record above $47,000 early on Tuesday after Tesla announced a $1.5 billion bet and its move to accept the cryptocurrency as payment for electric cars. https://bloom.bg/3q4D6Z5

Fresh off the GameStop frenzy, Reddit raised $250 million from private investors to fund its international expansion. This reportedly values the online forum at $6 billion. https://bloom.bg/3a0iRGh

And here's how one woman turned a $40 million bet on Chinese video startup Kuaishou into a $12 billion windfall. https://bloom.bg/3q3Uj53 Open / Comment

2021-02-08 14:40:42 Dogecoin briefly touched a record Monday after billionaire Elon Musk and rapper Snoop Dogg tweeted about it. The token climbed to a peak of about 8.2 U.S. cents and a market capitalization of $10.5 billion. https://bloom.bg/3ryytXD

Renaissance Technologies has been hit with at least $5 billion in redemptions. Unprecedented market swings in 2020 led to the investing giant's worst-ever returns across its public funds. https://bloom.bg/3pZvgjD

And how much do you know about Covid-19 vaccines? Life-saving shots are coming to end the pandemic. Take our quiz to find out how prepared you are. https://bloom.bg/2YV0hsZ Open / Comment

2021-02-08 07:39:48 Hello, here's what we're following right now:

China arrested an Australian TV anchor on a charge of endangering national security, escalating a case that’s roiled ties between the countries. https://bloom.bg/3cKRRwu

Hong Kong stocks are about to lose their biggest source of funds. The trading link allowing mainland investors to buy domestic stocks will shut for the Lunar New Year, effectively slamming the brakes on record levels of inflows. https://bloom.bg/3tASNJQ

And Israel won’t reach Covid-19 herd immunity even if all adults are inoculated, the nation’s top public health official said. https://bloom.bg/3aGqJfr Open / Comment